Ontake

Japanese Whisky

Located at approximately 400 m above sea level in the center of the Satsuma Peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Ontake distillery has been operating since 2019 and released its first single malt in 2023, building on nearly 180 years of know-how in the production of shoshu.

The Ontake Distillery

Operational since December 2019, the Ontake distillery was created by the Nishi Shuzo company, whose origins date back to 1845 and which mainly produces shochu, including Tomino Houzan that you can find on Uisuki. Located at an altitude of around 400 m in the center of the Satsuma peninsula, in Kagoshima prefecture, the Ontake distillery benefits from a superb setting with a view overlooking the entire bay and the city of Kagoshima, but above all it has access to pure mountain water. A favorable context that allows Nishi Shuzo to meet its ambition: to produce a pure, aromatic and flavorful whisky.

The particularity of the Ontake distillery is its rather exclusive positioning with an architecture inspired by private clubs and museums, the presence of a golf course (owned by Nishi Shuzo) and an ambitious owner's cask program. An exclusive character that can be found in the first bottling available to the public, released in 2023. To date, Ontake whiskies have in common the use of non-peated malt and the benefit of aging in Olorosso sherry casks. Characteristics available on the "First Edition" single malt, recently available in our shop. An opportunity to discover the first steps of a promising distillery.

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